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See also spellings "Neil Gow" and "Neal Gow." Gow himself insisted on the spelling 'Niel' for his name.
See also spellings "Neil Gow" and "Neal Gow." Gow himself insisted on the spelling 'Niel' for his name.
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AKA – “Neil Gow," "[[Niel Gow's Reel (2)]].” AKA and see "Irish Jig", "[[Keep Your Country Bonnie Lasses]]" (Shetland) {?}, "[[Niel Gow's Strathspey]]." Scottish (originally), English; Strathspey. England, Northumberland. A Major (most versions): G Major (Surenne): D Major (Gow). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Surenne): AAB (Athole, Gow): AABB (Carlin/Gow, Honeyman, Kennedy, Kerr, Peacock). Composed by the most famous of Scots fiddler-composers, Niel Gow (1727-1807), Dunkeld, Perthshire. It is worth remembering Gow’s epitaph, inscribed on his gravestone:
AKA – “Neil Gow," "[[Niel Gow's Reel (2)]].” AKA and see "Irish Jig", "[[Keep Your Country Bonnie Lasses]]" (Shetland) {?}, "[[Niel Gow's Strathspey]]." Scottish (originally), English; Strathspey. England, Northumberland. A Major (most versions): G Major (Peacock, Surenne): D Major (Gow). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Surenne): AAB (Athole, Gow): AABB (Carlin/Gow, Honeyman, Kennedy, Kerr, Peacock). Composed by the most famous of Scots fiddler-composers, Niel Gow (1727-1807), Dunkeld, Perthshire. It is worth remembering Gow’s epitaph, inscribed on his gravestone:
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''Gow and Time are Even Now,''
''Gow and Time are Even Now,''<br>
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''Gow Beat Time and Time Beat Gow.''<br>
''Gow Beat Time and Time Beat Gow.''
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''Printed sources'': Carlin ('''The Gow Collection'''), 1986; No. 482. Gow ('''Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels'''), 2nd ed., originally 1800; p. 36. Honeyman ('''Strathspey Reel and Hornpipe Tutor'''), 1898; p. 34. Kennedy ('''Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants'''), 1997; No. 149, p. 35. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies'''), vol. 2; No. 9, p. 4. Peacock ('''Favorite collection of tunes with variations adapted for the Northumberland small pipes violin or flute |Peacock’s Tunes'''), c. 1805; No. 7, p. 2. Stewart_Robertson ('''The Athole Collection'''), 1884; p. 15. Surenne ('''Dance Music of Scotland'''), 1852; pp. 20-21.
''Printed sources'': Carlin ('''The Gow Collection'''), 1986; No. 482. Gow ('''Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels'''), 2nd ed., originally 1800; p. 36. Honeyman ('''Strathspey Reel and Hornpipe Tutor'''), 1898; p. 34. Kennedy ('''Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants'''), 1997; No. 149, p. 35. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies'''), vol. 2; No. 9, p. 4. Peacock ('''Favorite collection of tunes with variations adapted for the Northumberland small pipes violin or flute/Peacock’s Tunes'''), c. 1805; No. 7, p. 2. Stewart_Robertson ('''The Athole Collection'''), 1884; p. 15. Surenne ('''Dance Music of Scotland'''), 1852; pp. 20-21.
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NIEL GOW.
See also spellings "Neil Gow" and "Neal Gow." Gow himself insisted on the spelling 'Niel' for his name.
AKA – “Neil Gow," "Niel Gow's Reel (2).” AKA and see "Irish Jig", "Keep Your Country Bonnie Lasses" (Shetland) {?}, "Niel Gow's Strathspey." Scottish (originally), English; Strathspey. England, Northumberland. A Major (most versions): G Major (Peacock, Surenne): D Major (Gow). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Surenne): AAB (Athole, Gow): AABB (Carlin/Gow, Honeyman, Kennedy, Kerr, Peacock). Composed by the most famous of Scots fiddler-composers, Niel Gow (1727-1807), Dunkeld, Perthshire. It is worth remembering Gow’s epitaph, inscribed on his gravestone:

Niel Gow

Gow and Time are Even Now,
Gow Beat Time and Time Beat Gow.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 482. Gow (Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 2nd ed., originally 1800; p. 36. Honeyman (Strathspey Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; p. 34. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 149, p. 35. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 9, p. 4. Peacock (Favorite collection of tunes with variations adapted for the Northumberland small pipes violin or flute/Peacock’s Tunes), c. 1805; No. 7, p. 2. Stewart_Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 15. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pp. 20-21.

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